Spurs: Alfie Devine signs new deal

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that Alfie Devine has signed a brand new contract with Antonio Conte’s aspect.

What’s the newest?

A latest put up on the membership’s official website revealed that the 18-year-old – who joined in 2020 – has now penned a brand new deal which can see him stay in north London till no less than the summer time of 2027.

Within the assertion, the membership wrote: “We’re delighted to announce that Alfie Devine has signed a brand new contract with the membership that can run till 2027.”

The brand new Fernandes

Contemplating the sheer quantity of potential that Devine appears to own, it’s unsurprising to study that Spurs had been eager to tie down the forward-thinking midfielder to a brand new contract on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Certainly, the £810k-rated expertise has extremely impressed over the assorted youth age teams at Hotspur Method, scoring 4 targets and registering one help over his 16 appearances for the under-18s, whereas bagging 11 targets and offering three assists in 32 video games for the under-21s.

This degree of kind noticed Jose Mourinho award the teenager his senior debut whereas nonetheless simply 16 years of age, with Devine approaching as a half-time substitute within the 5-0 FA Cup victory over Marine in January 2021, additionally scoring his first aim for the membership in the identical match.

Certainly, the Portuguese supervisor gave the impression to be an enormous fan of {the teenager}, with The Athletic revealing final 12 months that the 59-year-old knowledgeable Devine that he noticed shades of Bruno Fernandes in his recreation.

Contemplating that the Manchester United playmaker has scored 51 targets and registered 40 assists in 132 appearances since becoming a member of the Crimson Devils in January 2020, that’s fairly the praise from Mourinho.

Moreover, coach and analyst Harry Brooks additionally appears to have extraordinarily excessive hopes for the 18-year-old’s future within the skilled recreation, stating of the midfielder (through The Athletic): “He’s such an all-rounder, a implausible footballer. He’s simply the entire package deal.

“The expertise, the angle, the power to all the time flip it on. The tenacity, the aggression. In the case of taking a look at that entire image, he’s the most effective participant within the academy. He may play for England at some point.”

Whereas Devine definitely has a substantial amount of work to do earlier than he can really be in comparison with the £103m-rated Fernandes, it could seem as if the 18-year-old is heading in the right direction to at some point emulating the Portugal worldwide’s returns within the prime flight. That prospect is certain to be extremely tantalising for each Conte and Spurs supporters alike.